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Dr Chua Tock Hing

Senior Lecturer

PhD ( University of London, UK) Telephone: +603 - 5514 6098
Fax: +603 - 5514 6364
E-mail: chua.tock.hing@artsci.monash.edu.my		 Links
Area of Expertise
Research Interest
Selected Journals
Current Research Projects
Prospective Research Projects
Research Students
Research Assistants
Media
Area of Expertise:
Applied Entomology. Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, Quantitative Biology, Population Ecology
Research Interest:
Identification of fruit flies (Tephritidae) using molecular markers, and molecular phylogeny of fruit flies. Management of fruit fly pests and other insect pests. Management of mosquito larval population using Bacillus thuringiensis and other methods.
Selected Journal Papers:

Davidson D, Cook SC, Snelling RR, Chua TH (2003) Explaining the extraordinary abundance of ants in tropical rainforest canopies. Science 300: 969-972

Chua TH (2003) New bamboo shoot flies from Peninsular Malaysia (Diptera: Tephritidae: Ceratitidinae). Journal of Natural History 37: 463- 472

Fashing , NJ , Chua TH (2002) Systematics and ecology of Naiadacarus nepenthicola, a new species of Acaridae (Acari: Astigmata) inhabiting the pitchers of Nepenthes bicalcarata Hook. F. in Brunei Darussalam. International Journal of Acarology 28: 157-167

Chua TH (2002) New records of Trypetinae from Brunei Darussalam (Diptera: Tephritidae). Malayan Nature Journal 56: 43-48
Current Research Projects:
  • Development of diagnostic DNA kits for fruit fly pests (Tephritidae: INSECTA),
  • Toxicity of local strain of Bacillus thuringiensis on mosquito larvae.
Prospective Research Projects:
  • Molecular phylogeny of fruit flies (Tephritidae: INSECTA)
  • Taxonomy of fruit flies (Tephritidae: INSECTA)
Research Students:
Honours student ( Present) Chin Khee Chian - Toxicity of a local strain of Bacillus thuringiensis on mosquito larvae, especially Aedes spp.
Research Assistants:
Ms Chong Yi Vern
Media:
An environmentally friendly way to manage mosquito populations ( 2008) http://www.monash.edu.my/news/Newsline/2008/4-3.html